Chapter 481: Three points like rain

The Pistons seemed determined to open the game with a three-pointer, and after hitting three straight shots in the opening game, they still didn't give up on the most simple and effective way to score with one more point. In fact, it stands to reason that a team like them that lacks a strong interior line should not be too obsessed with three-point shooting, but firstly, Daben's rebounding ability is very strong, and secondly, they can always create opportunities through continuous passing and cutting.

Of course, this is also Chang Wei's suggestion, in his memory, not having a strong center does not mean that he can't shoot a lot of threes, and the existence of Big Ben can already add an almost 100% effective insurance to this style of play.

Before that, it was thought that it would be difficult for a team without a strong center to be held back on the inside by a good three-point shooter. Bird and Parish in the distance, Hornacek and Malone in the near distance are all examples of success, and if you push it back, it is very likely that Howard, who will enter the league next year, will take the power of a center and four shooters to the extreme in the Magic, and his super dominance on the inside can obviously create countless shooting opportunities for his teammates, and they have also reached the Finals.

But in Chang Wei's view, the current Pistons are more like the Bulls in the original Jordan, Pippen and Rodman triumvirate. Of course, there are no players in the team who can be compared to Jordan and Pippen at the moment, but Big Ben's role is similar to Rodman's, the only difference is that Rodman can only provide rebounding for a few people, while Big Ben can take care of the other four starters.

With Big Ben struggling for rebounds inside, the Pistons players are not afraid to shoot from the outside, and they have their own three-point shooting skills. Even Prince, who has always been used as an outside gatekeeper, has a three-point shooting rate of more than 35% from the two bottom corners, which is his main scoring method in addition to open cut layups, and naturally he will not waste opportunities.

The Lakers were drenched in a three-point rain by the Pistons throughout the first quarter, and even if their team's shooting percentage was still respectable, it was useless, after all, their opponents were crazy and generally shot 12 times from beyond the three-point line and hit 8 shots, which alone scored 18 more points than them. The score was 35-28 at the end of the first quarter, with the Pistons leading by seven points.

He didn't know why a defensive team would be so interested in three-pointers and their shooting percentage was so perverted. You must know that the main players of the Pistons shot three-pointers and three-pointers, and most of the offense was still focused on the mid-range and under the basket, but this game was uncharacteristically fighting for three-pointers, and I don't know what was going on in my head. Could it be that the team's last killer weapon was used in this game? That's too fake, right?

In fact, there is nothing wrong with the Pistons, which comes from Chang Wei's suggestion, in his opinion, the Pistons' previous games have wasted their huge advantage in three-point shooting. Brown was hesitant at first, but he was an old-school coach who had only gradually changed his mindset in recent seasons. Under Chang Wei's vigorous lobbying, the old coach finally agreed to the suggestion of using a three-point shot to open the situation first, and in fact he was even ready to change his tactical style at any time.

Fortunately, the Pistons players did not disappoint their supporters, and the Lakers couldn't even lift their heads with this series of three-pointers. Whenever they want to get up, someone always hits a three-pointer on the outside, directly pressing back their budding momentum. The Lakers played a very aggrieved game in the 12 minutes of the first quarter, and it was the first time they had encountered such a team, and what was even more tragic was that their most reliable outside shooter, Szczebiak, was simply unable to fight on the outside.

However, the thought that the Pistons were going to change to the bench lineup, the Zen master breathed a sigh of relief. As the Pistons' leading scorer on the bench, Wade doesn't average many three-point shots per game, preferring to burst inside to score or create opportunities for his teammates. With him in command on the offensive end, the Pistons shouldn't continue to shoot three-pointers like they did in the first quarter, right? That way, the Lakers can also get a respite.

However, the Zen master was quickly disappointed, and the Pistons' first goal of the second quarter came from Wade's three-pointer, and it was the kind of forced shot that faced the defender. If Fisher's hand hadn't retracted in time, maybe this three-point shot would have turned into a 3+1, so the Zen master would really spit out a mouthful of old blood, and then call on other head coaches to boycott the three-point shot.

Rao is so, his face is still not very good-looking, it is obvious that the Pistons' benches continue the combat style of the previous main lineup, and the three-point shooting is in full swing. What's more, the Lakers don't dare to casually extend their defense to the high post, after all, they still have a sharp knife like Wade, do they think they don't die fast enough to save three-point shots?

Of course, Wade still insists on his main offensive breakthrough style of play, and occasionally takes the initiative to take the pot and shoot a three-point shot when the offensive time is approaching, but there are still Crawford and Dio in the bench lineup that can't stand the Pistons! In fact, Crawford is perverted enough now, and his three-point shooting percentage in the face of defense is higher than that of shooting three-pointers in the open position, which is completely wonderful. As for Dio, the big man can often take Walker out of the interior with a three-pointer and then ...... He couldn't help it.

Because of the number of people, the three-point firepower of the Pistons bench naturally cannot be compared with the main players, but the Lakers bench led by Kobe Bryant failed to catch up with the score, because they did not have too reliable shooters in the team. Kobe Bryant's ball-holding single-turn jumper has certainly been practiced by him to the extent of a killer move, but it is only 2 points, and the three-point shot is a bonus.

By the time the Zen master was in a hurry to replace the main team, the Lakers were still trailing the Pistons by double digits, all because the Pistons' three-point shooting in this game was like a hanging. So far, with the exception of two pure centers, Big Ben and Haywood, and Simmons, who has no other way to score than a fast-break counter-attack, everyone else has hit at least one three-pointer, and none of them have hit a low percentage. It is rare to be able to shoot such an ungodly three-point on the stage of the Finals, which also proves from the side that the Lakers' defense today is not ordinary water, at least in terms of outside defense, they have not reached their best state.

As the two best players on the Lakers' outside defense, Payton and Kobe Bryant both feel helpless, they only have two people, but the Pistons can fire twice as many people on the outside, and it is difficult for the interior to quickly come out to make up for the defense before the opponent makes a shot, and the two of them really can't compete against the Pistons' shooter group. But no matter what, they have set this pot on their backs.